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Image - Fact check: Will the move to make codeine prescription-only save 100 lives a year?
RMIT ABC Fact Check spoke to NDARC experts, Professor Michael Farrell and Amanda Roxburgh about the claim that up to 100 lives a year could be saved by making over-the-counter codeine products... Read more
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New South Wales (NSW) smokers who want to quit are being recruited to take part in a world first trial comparing two smoking cessation medications – a natural plant extract, cytisine, and the... Read more
Connections March 2018
NDARC collaborates with the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) and National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) to publish Drug and Alcohol Research Connections. The free... Read more
Image - Cannabis compound may help curb frequency of epileptic seizures in rare and serious forms of the condition
Evidence to date confined to children/teens and rare and serious forms of the condition Cannabidiol (CBD) was more effective than a dummy (placebo) drug at cutting seizure frequency by 50... Read more
Image - Drinking in pregnancy and infant development: New findings from large Australian cohort
An Australian Rotary Health and NHMRC funded study published recently has reported that there was no harmful effect of low-level alcohol use by mothers during pregnancy on infants’ cognitive ability... Read more
Image - No rationale for parents to give alcohol to underage teens: Professor Richard Mattick tells The Washington Post
NDARC’s Professor Richard Mattick spoke to The Washington Post about a prospective cohort study that found there is no evidence to support the practice of parents providing alcohol to their teenagers... Read more
Image - Positive stories to help develop drug and alcohol prevention program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are being asked to share their stories as part of a new project to develop a culturally inclusive school-based drug and alcohol prevention program. The... Read more
Image - In her own words: Professor Maree Teesson AC
This article first appeared in Edition One of Inside UNSW. UNSW had a remarkable number of representatives in the 2018 Australia Day Honours list, including Professor Maree Teesson, who was announced... Read more
Image - Codeine Dependence: Ask early and often
Media release from the Medical Journal of Australia. Identifying codeine-dependent patients as soon as possible is vital for preventing serious complications, report the authors of a systematic... Read more
Image - Three out of four codeine dependent people do not seek treatment
More than three quarters of people who develop dependence on codeine do not seek help despite highly effective treatments being available, says National Drug and Alcohol Research Fellow Dr Suzanne... Read more